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1 pretence
[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) fingimento* * *pre.tence[prit'ens] n pretensão: a) aspiração, ambição. her manner is free of pretence / ela não tem ostentação. b) veleidade. c) pretexto, escusa. d) simulação, fingimento. under pretence of sob o pretexto de. under the pretence of friendship sob a simulação de amizade. -
2 pretence
[-s]noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) pretexto -
3 pretence
simulação, escusa, pretexto, pretensão -
4 under pretence of
under pretence ofsob o pretexto de. -
5 under the pretence of friendship
under the pretence of friendshipsob a simulação de amizade.English-Portuguese dictionary > under the pretence of friendship
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6 hollow pretence
hol.low pre.tence[hɔlou prit'ens] n aparência ilusória. -
7 pretense
pre.tense[prit'ens] n = link=pretence pretence. -
8 charade
(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) farsa- charades* * *cha.rade[ʃər'a:d; ʃər'eid] n charada. -
9 masquerade
[mæskə'reid] 1. noun((a) pretence or disguise: Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.) fingimento2. verb((with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive: The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.) mascarar-se de* * *mas.quer.ade[mæskər'eid] n 1 mascarada, baile de máscaras. 2 disfarce. • vi mascarar-se, disfarçar-se. -
10 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) natural2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) natural3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) simples4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) natural5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) natural2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) talento2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.)•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources* * *nat.u.ral[n'ætʃərəl] n 1 aquele ou aquilo que é natural. 2 idiota, imbecil. 3 Mus bequadro. 4 o que é esperto por natureza. 5 um sucesso absoluto. 6 tecla branca de piano ou órgão. • adj 1 natural, originário, oriundo. 2 nativo. 3 ingênito, inato, inerente. 4 primitivo, inculto. 5 espontâneo. 6 normal, comum. 7 instintivo. 8 parecido, semelhante. 9 não afetado. 10 ilegítimo, bastardo. 11 não espiritual. -
11 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) postura2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posar2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) fazer-se passar porII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) apresentar* * *pose1[pouz] n pose: a) postura estudada. b) atitude deliberada. • vt 1 posar. 2 atribuir a. 3 propor, apresentar. 4 fazer posar.————————pose2[pouz] vt embaraçar, confundir. -
12 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) fazer de conta2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) fingir•- pretence- false pretences* * *pre.tend[prit'end] vt+vi 1 fingir, simular. he pretended illness / ele simulou doença. 2 imitar, fazer o papel de. 3 aspirar, ter pretensões, pretender. he pretends to her hand / ele aspira à sua mão. I don’t pretend to be an artist não me julgo um artista. -
13 charade
(a piece of ridiculous pretence which is so obvious that it does not deceive anyone.) farsa- charades -
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15 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) natural2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) natural3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) natural4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) natural5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) natural2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) bem-dotado2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) bequadro•- naturally - natural gas - natural history - natural resources -
16 pose
I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.) postura2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.) pose2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.) posar2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.) fazer-se passar porII [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.) apresentar -
17 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) fingir2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) fingir•- pretence- false pretences
См. также в других словарях:
pretence — (US pretense) ► NOUN 1) an act or the action of pretending. 2) affected and ostentatious behaviour. 3) (pretence to) a claim, especially a false or ambitious one … English terms dictionary
Pretence — Pre*tence , n., Pretenceful Pre*tence ful, a., Pretenceless Pre*tence *less, a. See {Pretense}, {Pretenseful}, {Pretenseless}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretence — The usual AmE spelling is pretense … Modern English usage
pretence — [prē tens′, pritens′; prē′tens΄] n. Brit. sp. of PRETENSE … English World dictionary
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pretence — (BrE) (AmE pretense) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ elaborate ▪ It was all an elaborate pretence. ▪ flimsy, slight ▪ There is not even the slightest pretence of trying to make it realistic … Collocations dictionary
pretence — pre|tence BrE pretense AmE [prıˈtens US ˈpri:tens] n [singular,U] 1.) a way of behaving which is intended to make people believe something that is not true pretence that ▪ the pretence that the old system could be made to work pretence of/at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pretence — also pretense AmE noun (singular, uncountable) 1 an attempt to pretend that something is true (+ that): Susie abandoned the pretence that she didn t want to go to the party. | keep up the pretence of being/doing sth: How long are you going to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pretence — UK [prɪˈtens] / US [ˈprɪˌtens] / US [prɪˈtens] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pretence : singular pretence plural pretences a way of behaving that does not honestly express your real feelings, thoughts, or intentions She said she was… … English dictionary
pretence — [[t]prɪte̱ns, AM pri͟ːtens[/t]] pretences (in AM, use pretense) 1) N VAR A pretence is an action or way of behaving that is intended to make people believe something that is not true. Welland made a pretence of writing a note in his pad... We… … English dictionary
pretence — noun 1. /prəˈtɛns / (say pruh tens) pretending or feigning; make believe: my sleepiness was all pretence. 2. /prəˈtɛns / (say pruh tens) a false show of something: a pretence of friendship. 3. /prəˈtɛns / (say pruh tens) a piece of make believe.… …
